Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-06-05
II HAD NO BOTTOM.
Peculiarly PerpleNing Predicameut of u
Lot of Nassar Girls.

Peculiarly PerpleNinG Predicameut of u
Lot at Nassar Girls.
The extract from the Baptist Recorder,
printed last week. writes a Poughkeepsie
correspondent Of the Mercury, %''recounting
the tN in which twelve BAPTIST clergymen
who went to take swim found themselves,
reminds me of the following story, which
has just leaked out through Il young Vas
sar graduate recently married. 1t is not
unreasonable, and will bear repeating:
"A small party OF giddy girls from our
college up the Hudson started out for an
early morning constitutional under the
chapernnaSc OF a young and rather indul-
gent teacher. 1t WAS excessively warm,
and they had not proceeded a great dis
lance when it WAS found necessary TO call
a halt. Accordingly the party sought
refuge from the hot rays of the sun in Il
grove on the banks OF All inlet of the Hud-
son. 1t was Il very secluded place. and
they had not been enjoying the welcome
GOODNESS for very long when the boldest OF
the young ladies proposed that they 90 in
bathing. Ofcourse all hands were at first
shocked at the very idea, hut the cool
water looked so tcmpting-besides the
very boldness of the project added a tinge
OF excitement TO the danger, and the rest
of the girls were soon "A unit in favor OF
going in.
The teacher was more obdurate, but on
the seclusion OF the place being pointed
out to her, not only relentcd and gave her
consent, hut agreed to 20 in with the
Others. No sooner said than done, and,
with the mutual understanding that all
should keep a sharp lookout for intruders,
the six lovely nymphs were soon disport-
ing themselves in the delightfully."- cool
water. So delightful was it, in fact, that
prudence was thrown to the winds, the
danger of discovery being lost sight of in
the pleasure of the moment.
with what CONSERVATION, therefore, il
may he Judged. did they view the sudden
appearance of three gawky looking yOnng
countrymen on the bank of the little inlet
near their clothing. They rctreatcd in dis
may to deep water, while the countrymen,
who were Just at that miscellaneous period
OF mans Observation-Disclosures the
gravity of such 4 situation could not he
forced into them through IN anger hole,
planked themselves Srinningly down, de.
termined TO see the fun out.
1.-THE prisoners in the water ut first tried
'ShOOing,' but the boys only grinncd.
Threats, ~pleadingS and promises Of reward
If the boys would only 90 away We're alter
nately res0rted 10, but the boys only ar
ragged themselves more comfortably on their
seats and grinned the harder.
when all known eNpcdientS had failed
and things were becoming desperate, one
of the disguised nymphs suddenly caught
sight Of something that promised 4 solu-
ton OF their difficulties. 1t was nothing
more nor less than an old dishpan which
had evidently fallen into 'innOcu0us desuc-
tude' and lay OH the bank some distance
from the boys
"She communicated her plan 10 the
Others, who caglerly accedcd to il, and the
teacher, being the oldest, was dcputiZcd TO
carry it out. Accordingly she turned side
ways TO the boys and slowly backed
toward the beacon OF hope, i. e. the dish
pan. After stumbling and almost falling
several times she finally reached il. Sciz-
ing ii triumphantly she swung it boldly
around in front OF her, and with this rs a
sort Of shield started valiantly toward the
boys.
"A scream of horror from the girls in the
water and a roar from the boys caused her
to look down to discover oh, horror of
hOrors!-that the bottom WAS ont of the
pan! "w. L.. T."